Backend Engineer

JOB SUMMARY

The Backend Engineer builds and maintains the core services, APIs, and integrations that power Newport World Resorts’ enterprise-wide Digital Products & Platforms (DPP) ecosystem.

This role is responsible for delivering secure, scalable backend capabilities across core product domains — Customer Acquisition, Marketing Engagement, Service Operations, and Data Enablement. The engineer collaborates closely with DPP Product Managers, frontend engineering, QA, DevOps, Data teams, and vendor platforms to implement business logic, integration layers, and backend automation supporting customer and operational journeys.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Backend Development & API Engineering

• Build and maintain backend microservices, server‑side logic, and integration components.
• Implement APIs (REST + GraphQL) and service endpoints consumed by web, mobile, kiosks, SaaS platforms and internal tools.
• Optimize performance, scalability, and cost efficiency of backend workloads.

Systems Integration & Data Flow

• Implement integrations with enterprise systems, vendor platforms, and external APIs.
• Work closely with Data & Analytics to event‑driven flows / stream processing
• Ensure data quality, structured logging, and proper error handling across systems.

Quality, Security & Release Governance

• Write clean, testable, maintainable backend code with strong coverage.
• Partner with QA for scenario creation, automation support, and defect resolution.
• Enforce secure coding, input validation, and API security standards (OAuth2/OIDC, token management, etc.).
• Support deployment pipelines, environment management, and production releases.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Participate in design discussions, system sizing, and architectural planning.
• Contribute to documentation, engineering playbooks, and API specifications.
• Recommend improvements to backend frameworks, tooling, architecture, and integration patterns.
• Stay updated with backend and cloud‑native trends relevant to DPP delivery.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related fields
• 3–6+ years of hands‑on backend development experience (APIs, microservices, systems integration)
• Proven track record delivering production‑grade services in high‑availability environments
• Experience working in agile, cross‑functional technology teams
• Exposure to CRM, MarTech, loyalty systems, or integrated resort operations is an advantage
• Strong proficiency in backend development (Node.js, Python, Java, Go — depending on IT environment)
• Skilled in designing and implementing APIs using REST and GraphQL
• Experience integrating with enterprise systems or external platforms
• Familiarity with cloud‑native environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) and CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, caching, distributed systems and data platforms (Snowflake, DataBricks)
• Understanding of message queues, event‑driven patterns, or webhook‑based integrations
• Strong debugging skills and ability to resolve complex backend issues
• Awareness of secure coding practices, API authentication/authorization, and data privacy